Collar shaper and drier.



No. 851,856. PATENTED APR. 23, 1907. E. J. HUGHES. COLLAR SHAPER AND DRIER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11. 1906.

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E. J. HUGHES.

COLLAR SHAPBR AND DRIER.

APPLICATION FILED JULYll, 1906.

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EDIVARD J. HUGHES, OF WVESTON, EST VIRGINIA.

COLLAR SHAPER AND DRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 23, 1 907.

Application file l July 11,1906. Serial No. 325,740-

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Be it known that I, Enwaan J. HUGnns,

a citizen oi the United States of America, 1

and a resident of Weston, county of Lewis, and State of est Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar Shapers and Briers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in collar shapers, and more particularly to a collar shaping and drying de 1 vice; and it consists in the particular construction, arrangement and combination of parts which will hereinafter be fully described.

As is well known, turn-down collars are first ironed flat; the seams are then dampencd to admit of the collars being turned into shape, and after turning the said seams must be dried.

The object of my invention to provide a device, particularly adapted for launth'ies, Where a large capacity is required, by means of which collars may be quickly and convenientlv turned and shaped after the dampening 01 the seams, and by means of which the dampened seams may be quickly and thoroughly dried; or, in other words, to provide a combined collar-shaper and drier.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive device of the character mentioned having a great capacity and having means whereby the temperature of the shaping portion thereof may be regulated as desired.

Other objects ofthe invention willbe made apparent hereinafter.

In describing the invention in detail, refence is herein had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1. is a perspective view of the invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same, said section being made through the horn .and furnace; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the collar-remover, the same being shown reduced and partially broken and Fig. 4 is a partial vertical section illustrating the relative arrangement of the draft tube 1th the lower end of the cylinder.

Referring to said drawings, in which like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the several views l indicates a hollow cylinder composed of a metal shell, preferably of copper, about which, substantially midway between. its ends, is secured an encircling supporting-ring 2 adapted for resting upon and supporting said cylinder from the top of a table having a round opening therein in which said cylinder stands vertically, the upper half of the cylinder standing above the table, and the lower half thereof depending beneath the table. In the lower end of said cylinder 1, which is closed at both ends, on one side thereof, is an opening 3 over which, so as to be nearly air tight, is suitably mounted an asbestoslined box-like furnace 4, open at its inner end, adapted for having mounted therein a heating lamp, gas jet, or gas burner 5the latter, connected with a gas-supply pipe 6,

being shown in the drawings-for generating heat, which heat passes directly into the interior of said cylinder with which it is in open communication. Said furnace I is preferably made so as to be removable, as illustrated, flanges 7 being provided upon the upper and lower edges of its inner end, which flanges are adapted to slide into ongagement with suitably-shaped metal strips 8 secured upon the outer side of the cylinder. In the side of said furnace i is provided an opening through which access is had to the interior thereof, said opening being covered by a suitable movable cap 9 which is preferably provided with an isinglass sight 10.

Secured upon one side of the cylinder 1 at a point near its upper end is a hollow cylindrical metal horn 11, preferably nickel-plated brass, which is in open communication at its inner end with the interior of said cylinder. Said horn stands substantially at right angles to the body of the cylinder, and is adapted for having collars turned and shaped thereon. A stationary cap 12 is mounted over the outer end of said horn and has therein a series of spaced perforations or ports 13 with which corresponding perforations or ports 14 in a rcvoluhle disc 15 provided in said horn 11 are adapted to register to create a circulation of air through said horn. Said disc 15 fits closely against the inner face of the cap 12, being mounted upon the inner end of a spindle 16 which is revolubly mounted in the center of said cap 12 and which has a knob 17 upon its outer end.

Extending through the center of the cylinder 1 from end to end thereof and projecting slightly beyond the ends of said cylinder is a hollow tube 18, the walls of which are adapted to be heated by contact with the hot air which circulates within the cylinder. As the collars are turned and shaped upon the horn, they are given a slight roll or curl and are inserted, one at a time, in the upper end of the tube 18 to be dried, each collar in its turn forcing the neXt preceding one downward through said tube until there is a constant stream of collars passing through the tube and dropping, one at a time, from its lower enc I In opposite sides of the upper end of the tube 18 are preferably provided recesses 19 which enable the operator to insert the collars in the tube and to force them downward therein slightly without coming in contact with said tube to burn his fingers.

A collar remover 20, clearly shown on a reduced scale in Fig. 3, of such diameter as to fit closely within said tube 18 and of a length substantially equal to that of said tube 18, is provided for forcing all the collars from the tube 18, as when the last collar has been inserted. A cap 21 is provided upon the upper end of said remover 20 having a flange 2 for resting upon the upper end of the tube 18, said cap being intended to protect the interior of the tube 18 from dust, moisture, and the like when the device is not in use, the remover 20 being allowed to remain within the tube 18 for the purpose. A handle 23 is attached to the cap 21, by means of which the remover 20 is manipulated.

Supported within the cylinder 1 directly in front of the opening 3 which leads from the furnace is a shield 24 which is adapted to prevent the heated air from the furnace from coming directly into contact with the tube 18, and consequently preventing said tube from becoming heated to a higher tempera ture at a point opposite the furnace than elsewhere.

A small drc ft tube 25 is suitably mounted within the cylinder, for admitting of a constant circulation of air therethrough, said draft tube having its upper end open to the atmosphere flush with the outer face of the upper end of the cylinder; a

In using the invention, the lamp, orburner 5, in the furnace 4 is lighted, and the heat generated thereby passes through the opening 3 to the interior of the cylinder, and is deflected by the shield 24 from the tube 18 and is caused to circulate throughout the cylinl der, heating said tube 18 to a practically i even temperature throughout its length. By means of the knob 17, the revoluble disc 15 is adjusted to cause the ports 14 thereof to register with the ports 13 in the cap 12 of the horn 11. The registering ports admit of a circulation of the air through the horn, causing the latter to become heated. The temperature of said horn may be regulated to a considerable extent by manipulating said disc to regulate the circulation therethrough. 1

The horn having become heated to a proper temperature, the collars, which have previously been ironed flat and have had their seams dampened, are turned and shaped one at a time over the horn by giving them a curl thereon. The collars as shaped are inserted in the to of the tube 18, each collar in its turn serving to push, or force, those already in the tube downward therethrough. A steady stream of collars passes constantly through said tube 18, and in their passage are thoroughly dried by contact with the heated walls of said tube. When the last collar has been inserted in the tube, the collar remover 20 is inserted within the tube 18 and is forced downward therethrough, forcing all the collars therefrom.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is*

1. In a collar shaper and drier, a hollow cylindrical shell, a box-like heating-furnace mounted on said shell and communicating at its inner end with the interior of said shell, a drying-tube extending through the interior of said shell from end to end thereof, a hollow cylindrical shaping-horn carried by said shell and communicating with the interior thereof, and means for creating and for regulating a circulation of air through said horn.

2. In a collar shaper and drier, a hollow metallic cylinder, a boX carried by said cylinder, said box being adapted for having a heating device mounted therein, said box communicating at its inner end with the interior of said cylinder, a dryingtube extending through said cylinder, a shield mounted between said tube and the mouth of said box,

a hollow shaping horn carried by said cylinder and communicating with the interior thereof, means for regulating the temperature of said horn, and means for creating a circulation of air throughout said cylinder.

3. In a collar sh'aper and drier, a suitablymounted hollow cylinder, a furnace detachably mounted upon said cylinder and communicating with the interior thereof through a suitable opening therein, a heat-deflecting shield in said cylinder in front of said opening, a drying-tube extending through said cylinder, a hollow shaping-horn carried by said cylinder and communicating therewith, means for heating said horn by creating a circulation of air therethrough, and a drafttube in said cylinder for creating a circulation of air therein.

Signed by me in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWVARD J. HUGHES.

Witnesses:

HOWARD STRIMBECK, .l. CRICLIER. 

